{"product_id":"9780571327232","title":"Grief Is the Thing with Feathers : NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE by Max (Author) Porter","description":"A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYWINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEWINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES\/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARDWINNER OF THE EUROPESE LITERATUURPRIJS** NOW THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE THE THING WITH FEATHERS STARRING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH ** 'Amazing and unforgettable.' THE TIMES'Dazzlingly good.' ROBERT MACFARLANE'Unlike anything I've read before.' GUARDIAN'Captivating, poetic, and surprising.'  CILLIAN MURPHY In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.\u003cp\u003eIn this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Porter's extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - marked the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent. Ten years on, readers continue to discover and fall in love with Grief is the Thing With Feathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 128 pages","brand":"FABER \u0026 FABER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47714090811619,"sku":"9780571327232","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780571327232.jpg?v=1765187721","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780571327232","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}